My undergraduate course work was in the education field. I got my MLIS degree from San Jose State University in 2006. I love my job as a librarian. I believe library service and librarian can change people’s lives. I especially have a career passion to provide reference services in a culturally and ethnically diverse community. As an immigrant myself who benefit from library resources to gain academic and career success, I want to help many diverse students and people become productive citizens.

My undergraduate course work was in the education field. I got my MLIS degree from San Jose State University in 2006. I love my job as a librarian. I believe library service and librarian can change people’s lives. I especially have a career passion to provide reference services in a culturally and ethnically diverse community. As an immigrant myself who benefit from library resources to gain academic and career success, I want to help many diverse students and people become productive citizens.

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My undergraduate course work was in the education field. I got my MLIS degree from San Jose State University in 2006. I love my job as a librarian. I believe library service and librarian can change people’s lives. I especially have a career passion to provide reference services in a culturally and ethnically diverse community. As an immigrant myself who benefit from library resources to gain academic and career success, I want to help many diverse students and people become productive citizens.

Prior to my current job, I have comprehensive work experiences in instruction and library work at various settings. Now I work at Martin Luther King Library, the first merged city/academic library in nation. My typical task includes providing reference services on broad subjects to a spectrum of students and patrons, design programs and classes tailored to community needs, manage collection and explore effective technology tools to incorporate into instruction and reference service.

My research interest is in information seeking behavior of diverse population, trend of reference service, incorporation of technology into instruction, professional development through global networking and mentorship as well as effective instruction model to assist diverse students.

In addition to the honor of ALA 2009 Emerging Leaders program, I am also an ALA Spectrum Scholar in 2005. Other awards include CLA Edna Yelland Scholarship, Education Grant from California State Library and reference scholarship from SLIS of SJSU.
My professional membership includes life member of CALA, ALA, RUSA, Library Research and PLA.
My experience of being an ALA Spectrum Scholar was rewarding. I met and learned a lot from peer Spectrum Scholars and we become good friends after the leadership institute. I am sure being an ALA Emerging Leader is going to be another wonderful memorable experience as well.